Topic: Merit system causes more SPAM not less - page 3. (Read 815 times)

I also checked his posts and it seems he is posting really well and there is a sense in his posts. I also think there is still a fault in this merit system but for me there is also a good side in it.

First, your topic doesn't belong to this section, please move it to Meta Board or it can be deleted by Mods.
Second:
- BTT is not a platform to rise funds (it shouldn't be), neither an easy way to earn some frics. It's forum where you can learn and improve your knowledge in the cryptocurrencies ecosystem.
- Newbies should understand that options for them are limited so in the way to understand their positions, they should carefully read the rules of the forum and the merit/rank systems as there is a full board dedicated for them to well understand how does things function in this forum.
- Even having multiple accounts, will not generate a lot of profit compared to the hard work needed to control over them all, as it won't also help to generate merits in order to self-help ranking up.

Only stupids will loose time doing this..

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The merit system is not fully integrated as it still needs a lot of adjustments. Follow the discussion here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/merit-new-rank-requirements-2818350

Remove the upper members and their authoritative bs and you will find this user becomes a lot better forum-citizen than the truth you have exposed.

Not sure if it causes more spam but seems like a pretty poor idea, made it pretty much impossible to level up, certainly past member would be very hard as you need so much merit and I don't see much being given.

This is nothing new and have been discussed several times.
This fact will not make merits go away, it would most likely make other changes to be made.
Several high ranking members have already discussed some ideas in META, whihc in my mind would be a HUGE plus for forum:

• Disable signatures for all Jr.Members who have no merit at all.
• Or disable them for good.

I personally strongly agree with the merit system
because it fosters posting posts that are better quality than useless spam

If don't have merit system, you should be a Full member now,but now you are just a Jr.member, which is a good proof that the Merit system is valid.
Check out your posting history. Many of the posts you posted in the early days are spams, and I believe there are millions of accounts like you in the Bounty section.
Very good, the Merit system has successfully blocked most members like you.

So here is my theory.

Newbie comes onto the forum and starts snooping around because he heard about bounties.  He wants to make some cash and he wants some cash right now.  He starts trying to sign up and realizes he needs to be a jr member to participate.  Here comes your first influx of SPAM.  

We are now a jr member.  Things are looking good.  You sign up for your first signature campaign.  Earning time is right around the corner.  A few weeks in you realize the Hero members are getting massive stakes and by the end of the campaign they will get all the rewards.  You think to hell with this I'm gonna rank up.  Now the SPAM really starts flying.  

About a day or two into this the new user starts to realize something isn't correct.  Why am I not ranking up.  This is where he learns about the merit system.  The new user has a bad day as he realizes he has been locked out of this game.  The game has been centralized by the upper members.
 
The new user quits.  He says fuck this noise I'm out.  

A day later he realizes why he came here in the first place.  He needs damn money.  So the light bulb goes off.  Well if a hero member gets 8 stake and a jr member gets 1 there is only one thing left to do if I'm to make it as a bounty hunter.  Multiple accounts!

We probably have hundreds of people spamming the hell out of this board with multiple accounts and the merit system does nothing to stop the spam and it may actually cause more of it.  

Unintended consequences?

What do you guys think?